Infection Control & Prevention: Implementing Your Agency's Surveillance Program

Description

Build a stronger infection control foundation with proven tools and strategies that keep your agency compliant and your patients safe.

This webinar will provide a clear, practical roadmap for implementing and maintaining an effective infection surveillance program. Participants will learn how to collect and analyze infection data, report findings, identify and respond to trends, and integrate results into QAPI processes, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

• Implementing an agency comprehensive surveillance program
• Assessment tools to incorporate into a comprehensive surveillance program
• Identifying data trends, including integrating and reporting surveillance data into your QAPI report

BONUS MATERIALS

• “Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene” printable poster
• Risk assessment tool for infection prevention and control
• CMS Infection Prevention and Control Action Plan Template in Word
• Hand hygiene patient brochure

WEBINAR DETAILS

Infection control and prevention, a key Condition of Participation, is difficult to establish and maintain, and is frequently cited. Providers must collect infection data on patients, staff, and caregivers for analysis and reporting. This presentation will address all aspects of a comprehensive surveillance program for infection control and prevention. We will cover program requirements, tools, processes, and best practices, as well as reporting results, analyzing trends, and incorporating results into QAPI.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

• Hospice
• Home Care
• Home Health
• Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• DOPCS (Director of Patient Care Services)
• DOCS (Director of Clinical Services)
• Clinical leadership – supervisors including rehab
• QAPI
• Educators
• Field staff

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Employee training log
• Interactive quiz
• PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
• Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

Presented By

Kathy Ahearn

ALECC, Inc.